A Comparative Feasibility Study of Two Parent Education and Training Programmes for Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Low-Resource South African Setting

Autor/inn/en	Dawson-Squibb, John-Joe; de Vries, Petrus J.
Titel	A Comparative Feasibility Study of Two Parent Education and Training Programmes for Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Low-Resource South African Setting
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 24 (2020) 8, S.2269-2284 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dawson-Squibb, John-Joe)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361320942988
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Parent Education; Program Effectiveness; Low Income Groups; Parent Attitudes; Stress Variables; Knowledge Level; Child Development; Foreign Countries; Empowerment; Parenting Skills; Workshops; Child Rearing; South Africa; Parenting Stress Index + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Elternverhalten; Wissensbasis; Kindesentwicklung; Ausland; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Kindererziehung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Despite the clear need for post-diagnostic parent/carer education and training in autism spectrum disorder, the evidence base is small, particularly in low-resource settings. Furthermore, few studies have examined the feasibility of intervention implementation. Here, we performed a comparative feasibility study of two Parent Education and Training programmes in a low-resource South African setting. EarlyBird/EarlyBird Plus, a UK-developed programme was compared to Autism Cares, a locally developed programme. The aims were to (1) examine acceptability, adaptation and perform limited efficacy testing and (2) use a multi-stakeholder panel and new autism spectrum disorder Parent Education and Training evaluation framework checklist to compare the programmes. A mixed-method, quasiexperimental design collected pre, post and 3-month follow-up data. Measures included standardised and customdesigned quantitative and qualitative data. In total, 18 parents participated in the EarlyBird/EarlyBird Plus programmes and 11 in Autism Cares. Strong parental acceptability for both programmes was found and adaptation suggestions were provided. Limited efficacy testing showed positive changes for parental stress, knowledge of autism spectrum disorder and child changes. The multi-stakeholder panel rated EarlyBird/EarlyBird Plus superior for next-step research based on implementation feasibility. Our findings contribute to the limited evidence base for autism spectrum disorder Parent Education and Training in low-resource environments and underline the need for evidence base of programmes to include not only intervention outcomes but also procedural and implementation outcomes. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01